Health Professions
When Buying from a Fake Online Pharmacy, IRACM Wants You to know “It’s All Fake!”
A new campaign by International Institute for Research Against Counterfeit Medicines (IRACM) aims to educate patients that anyone with access to the Internet can be exposed to counterfeit drugs via fake online pharmacies. Did you realize that of 331,430 websites monitored by Legitscript, a whopping 94.3% are selling pharmaceuticals illegally? The Wild West nature of…
[...]Do YOU Know How to Decode a Fake Pharmacy Website?
A quick perusal of the Internet will turn up a vast array of websites claiming to offer pharmacy services. Yet only 3% of online pharmacies are legitimate. How do you decode a fake pharmacy website?
[...]Counterfeit Drugs in America 101
Counterfeit Drugs in America 101: a SAFEMEDICINES Tutorial for Healthcare Provider Associations July 18, 2013. Washington DC Every month brings a new story about healthcare providers in America encountering, ordering, and in some cases delivering non-FDA-approved medications from outside the secure supply chain to patients. The safety dangers to patients are paramount, but such activities…
[...]New Internet Domain Name .PHARMACY Will Foster Patient Safety
In light of the threat of illegal online pharmacies, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) announced their application to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to own and operate a secure and vetted .PHARMACY domain for licensed Internet pharmacies.
The April 2013 report from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) illustrates the patient safety threat from illegal online pharmacies by showing that of more than 10,000 Web sites they analyzed, nearly 97% operate out of compliance with pharmacy laws and practice standards established in the US. To combat that threat, they have announced their application to ICANN for .PHARMACY, which will be available only to legally operating online pharmacies, who follow the rules and regulations in the jurisdictions in which they are based.
[...]SafeMeds Postcards
These oversized postcards sent to Hill staff illustrate the dangers of counterfeit drugs and the Partnership’s core principles: protect the pharmaceutical supply chain, regulate online pharmacies, and fight counterfeit drug. We encourage you to share these postcards electronically or in printed form with your constituency.
[...]Tools for Pharmacists Chinese Partnership for Safe Medicines
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[...]Partnership for Safe Medicines Consumer Resources: Chinese
Partnership for Safe Medicines Consumer Resources: Chinese We are beginning to develop our resources for our Chinese audience. The following pages represent the first efforts in this area: Tools for Pharmacists 药品打假十法 Combat Counterfeits 政府和多边举措 Protect Yourself 安全药品
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